Game 5 updates: Red Wings 2, Bruins 3

The Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins meet Saturday afternoon for Game 5 of their opening round playoff series.

Boston leads the best-of-seven series 3-1.

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Updates throughout Game 5 will be provided here.

View: Game 5 Boxscore

1st period:

2:23 -- Justin Abdelkader gets called for head butting against Milan Lucic, Bruins power play for 2 minutes.

3:27 -- BOSTON GOAL -- Loui Eriksson from Dougie Hamilton and Tuukka Rask. Bruins lead 1-0.

4:26 -- Shawn Thornton gets called for hi-sticking against Brian Lashoff, Red Wings power play for 2 minutes.

8:00 -- Shots are 6-3 Boston. The Bruins are the ones on the attack at the start of Game 5.

16:30 -- Shots are 10-6 in favor of the Bruins.

17:12 -- David Krejci gets called for tripping against Brendan Smith, Red Wings power play for 2 minutes.

The period ends with the Bruins leading 1-0 and outshooting Detroit 11-8.

2nd period:

4:31 -- Shots are 14-9 Boston. The Bruins continue to control the pace early in the second period.

12:10 -- Detroit is hanging with Boston in the second period, shots are now just 16-14 in favor of the Bruins

12:57 -- Shots are 7-5 in favor of Detroit in the second period

14:20 -- Faceoffs are even at 17-17

14:29 -- Milan Lucic gets called for hi-sticking against Brendan Smith, Red Wings power play for 2 minutes.

14:41 -- DETROIT GOAL -- Pavel Datsyuk from Henrik Zetterberg and Daniel Alfredsson for a power play goal and the game is tied 1-1.

16:48 -- Danny DeKeyser gets called for holding against Jarome Iginla, Bruines power play for 2 minutes.

18:40 -- Loui Eriksson gets called for interference on the goalkeeper, Red Wings power play for 2 minutes.

19:23 -- Johan Franzen gets called for holding against Johnny Boychuk, 4-4 for 1:17

19:57 -- BOSTON GOAL -- Zdeno Chara from Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug for a power play goal. Bruins lead 2-1.

The period ends with the Bruins leading 2-1 and outshooting Detroit 24-20.

3rd period:

1:11 -- Brad Marchand gets called for roughing against Niklas Kronwall, Red Wings power play for 2 minutes

4:27 -- BOSTON GOAL -- Milan Lucic from Torey Krug. Bruins lead 3-1. Franzen turn over led to Boston's third goal after a fantastic save from Jonas Gustavsson.

6:59 -- Daniel Alfredsson gets called for tripping against David Krejci, Bruins power play for 2 minutes.

8:27 -- Patrice Bergeron gets called for hooking against Niklas Kronwall, Red Wings power play for 2 minutes.

12:08 -- Shots are 30-28 in favor of the Bruins.

12:42 -- Brad Marchand gets called for roughing against Henrik Zetterberg, Red Wings power play for 2 minutes.

16:08 -- DETROIT GOAL -- Henrik Zetterberg from Justin Abdelkader and Pavel Datsyuk for the goal. Bruins lead 3-2

16:56 -- Tomas Tatar gets called for too many men on the ice, Bruins power play for 2 minutes

Boston defeats Detroit 3-2 and wins the opening series 4 games to 1.